Onomatopoeia records present the launch of Stephen Evens 3rd album "Here Come The Lights".This will be marked with a head to head "showdown" between the Stephen Evens Band and The Scaramanga Six in what is already being called a double headliner show.
STEPHEN EVENS
Post-punk, art-rock troubadour Stephen EvEns delivers his poetic beatnik style vignettes of life, infused with a joyful glint of glamour, crackling beats, swooping guitars and a huge dose of brilliantly composed skronk, as he muses on everyday happenings, all topped off with an eccentric and ironic slice of candour.
“New wave poetics, dry, surreal and amusing, against music that matches cheap tech with post-punk skronk,’ The Arts Desk
‘A wonk fest glittered with a dirty glam sound that reminds me of Brix & The Extricated.’ LTW
‘A post-punk bovver-boy groove, heavy bass, and shrewdly astute lyrics,’ Harmonic Distortion
THE SCARAMANGA SIX
Since their formation in 1995, The Six have been self-propelled and ceaselessly active as one of the most inventive and prolific underground rock bands in the UK. Noted for their aggressive live act and their flamboyant and theatrical songs, their independent business practices and active promotion of other artists has seen them hailed as "the closest we'll see to a British answer to Fugazi”
The group is led by brothers Paul and Steven Morricone. Steve chooses the bass as his instrument of torture, creating a sound somewhere between JJ Burnel and Stephen Hanley. Paul wields the guitar and they both take turns on the lead vocals – ranging from a croon to a screech. Julia Arnez adds an icy layer of guitar and voice and the current line-up is completed by insistent drummer Gareth Champion.
Over the years, The Scaramanga Six have amassed an impressive back catalogue of 10 studio albums, notably working with Cardiacs’ maestro Tim Smith (Cabin Fever, 2004 and The Dance of Death, 2007), Steve Albini at Chicago Audio (Phantom Head, 2013), and more recently a slew of records with Sheffield legend Alan Smyth (Cursed, 2011, The Terrifying Dream, 2015, Chronica, 2017 and Worthless Music, 2021).
Support: Micko & The Mellotronics
The Mellotronics formed in 2017 with the intention of turning Micko Westmoreland’s songwriting skills into a dynamic live prospect, and released their debut album 1/2 Dove 1/2 Pigeon in 2020. The new incarnation of The Mellotronics sees Micko’s rabble-rousing vocals and spiky, agitational guitar work augmented perfectly by the crack squad of drummer JD Kickdrum and Budge Magraw providing the attitude driven solid bassline.
Since then they’ve been busy cutting their teeth with a series of shows around the capital and beyond, making return visits to the 100 Club in Oxford Street and earning multiple requests for support slots from acts as established as Evan Dando (Lemonheads), David Devant & His Spirit Wife, Blue Orchids, Sheep on Drugs, The Television Personalities and The Monochrome Set.
Event Venue
The Lexington, London, EC1Y 1, United Kingdom
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